This painting, by the French artist Frédéric-Henri Schopin (1804-1880), depicts the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii during the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius...
Balthild, a future wife and mother of kings, emerged from obscure origins in the early 7th century. Also called Balthilde, Bathild and Baldhild, she...
Thomas Godfrey’s Prince of Parthia has a complicated legacy. It is credited as being the first theatrical play written and performed by Americans. Yet,...
Govert Flinck (1615-1660) is attributed with painting this darkly-colored copy of an earlier artwork by Carel Fabritius (1622-1654). Both the original and the copy...
The Buddha (lived c. 6th-5th century BCE, this quote was recorded by the 3rd century BCE)
"In this world
hostilities are never
appeased by hostility.
But by the...
Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE)
"The typical tyrant dislikes proud and free-spirited people. He regards himself as the only person entitled to those qualities; and anyone...
